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Wii on Wii U Virtual Console: Injecting Games

Requirements:
WiiScrubber v1.40;
nfs2iso2nfs v0.5.4; it may require the Wii common Key. You can use wiiscrubber's key.bin renamed to wii_common_key.bin.
A clean rip of your Wii game;
The extracted contents of a Wii VC title for the Wii U (except the .nfs files);
-the 2 below require java to be installed-
jnustool (requires Wii U common key so you'll have to search online - hint: it begins with D7B0. Open the "config" file in notepad and paste the key inside, replacing [COMMONKEY]);
NUSpacker (must be @ihaveamac's version, requires Wii U common key as well)

Current limitations:
It's possible to use the gamepad to emulate ONLY the Classic Controller.
Wii Remote emulation is possible but there's no gyroscope or infrared commands (at least for now).
(Input emulation patches by @FIX94)

The game must be already compatible with the Classic Controller but that isn't a guarantee that it's going to work.
Here's a compatibility list: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/WiiU_VC_Wii_inject_compatibility_list

Integrity checks are still in place so only clean disc rips work.
The game iso must be pristine: untrimmed, unscrubbed and the partitions signed.
No homebrew, no mods, no wimmfi patched games until sigpatches are implemented.

Patched isos work now! Original idea by @Tock46!

Homebrew works now, even a special version of Nintendont by @FIX94

Trimmed isos still don't work, at least not isos trimmed by WiiScrubber.



HOW TO DO IT


0. Downloading a Wii VC Title
This may be illegal and I'm just telling you so you don't ever do it by mistake OK?
You can use the command line to download games' contents directly if you know the title id and title key.
I heard you can get them on a certain titlekeys site...

Once you have that, this is the command
Code:
java -jar JNUSTool.jar TITLEID TITLEKEY

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Note: You should get a game that contains the latest revision of fw.img (r590), that's the only version supported by @FIX94's patches.
Here's some info you can use to verify that you have a good file:
Size: 1785497 bytes.
CRC32: E2F27E9B
MD5: 3CAF52A9A440EEE4F125A3AD22E305C8
SHA: A5A75EBF3164874830A1D5992495DE510AB3F74E

Now here's a list of some titles that contain the preferred fw.img (verified mostly by @fejich and @markehmus)
DONKEY KONG JUNGLE BEAT [VBXE01]
Kirby's Epic Yarn [VARE01]
Lost in Shadow [VA8E01]
Mario Strikers Charged [VBFE01]
Mario Super Sluggers [VBHE01]
Pandora's Tower [VAPE01]
PIKMIN 2 [VBTE01]
PIKMIN [VBUE01]
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition [VBDE01]
Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles [VBWE01]
Rhythm Heaven Fever [VAKE01]
Sin and Punishment Star Successor [VALE01]
Super Mario Galaxy [VBKJ01]
Super Paper Mario [VBBE01]
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword [VANE01]
Trauma Team [VA6E01]
Wario Land Shake It [VBGE01]
WARIO WARE SMOOTH MOVES [VBVE01]





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1. WiiScrubber
First setup WiiScrubber. Remember it needs the Wii common keys so run MakeKeyBin.exe first and do as it says.
Run it and open you iso. Right-click the UPDATE partition and select "Delete partition". Confirm.
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Now click on the + box to expand the DATA partition, then expand partition.bin.
Right click tmd.bin, select "Extract" and save it.
Do the same with ticket.bin.
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Rename the extracted ticket.bin to rvlt.tik
Rename the extracted tmd.bin to rvlt.tmd

Copy/move both files to the "code" folder of the Wii VC title.

Your iso is now ready and you can close WiiScrubber.


2. nfs2iso2nfs
Move your iso to the "content" folder of the Wii VC. Rename the file to "game.iso".
The content folder should contain only game.iso and the "assets" folder. Delete any nfs files that are still present.

Copy nfs2iso2nfs.exe to the content folder and run it. If everything is in place, it will begin the conversion process.
It should take around 15 minutes. Its console window will close when it's finished.
Once it ends you can delete your iso file and nfs2iso2nfs.exe (and wii_common_key.bin if it exists).
The content folder should contain only the nfs files and the "assets" folder.

Optional: You can enable Classic Controller emulation for playing using only the gamepad.
Open meta.xml (it's in the meta folder) in notepad.
Look for the line
Code:
<drc_use type="unsignedInt" length="4">1</drc_use>

replace it with
Code:
<drc_use type="unsignedInt" length="4">65537</drc_use>
and save the file.
Note that this will only work if the game supports the Classic Controller.
If it doesn't either it won't boot or you won't be able to do anything and only the gamepad's power button will work.
Here's a list of such games: https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/List_of_Wii_games_compatible_with_Classic_Controller


3.NUSpacker
The final part, building the installation files.
NUSpacker requires the Wii U common key. You should find it online and then open the file "encryptKeyWith" with
notepad and paste the key inside (hint: it begins with D7B0)

It's also a command line tool so you'll have to write down the commands, or simply create a new text file,
write the command inside, save it and change the extension from .txt to .bat

I recommend copying the Wii VC folder (that contains the other 3 folders, code, content and meta) to nuspacker's folder.
That will make everything easier.

The command works like this (replace with the names of your own folders)
If you folders have spaces in their names, enclose them in quotation marks, like "Just Dance".
Code:
java -jar nuspacker.jar -in GAME_FOLDER -out INSTALATION_FILES_FOLDER

Wiait until it finishes the process.
Now just copy the folder with the installation data to the "install" folder SD card, run a CFW and install it with WUP Installer GX2!

PS: If you make a nonfunctional game, remember to uninstall it before trying again.
If you install a fiunctional game over a broken installation, it will still appear as broken.
 

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are there any ban risks doing that?
I don't think so, it's just injected Wii games. I don't recall any Wii U being banned for played unlicensed games.
But of course I cannot guarantee anything, hehe

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piratesephiroth , thx ... i tried a few times with two games but haddnt any luck ... im going to try again now
t o be honest, jnustool works fine for most people but it does not work well for me. For some reason, fw.img and fw.tmd always end up corrupted.
I have to download a whole VC game and extract using a python script because even cdecrypt corrupts them too on my PC.
 

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Hey xs4all, I see you are jumping into Wii VC injection, nice heh :P

I only can speak from my results, I haven't used WBFS to ISO yet, but @monkeyman4412 mentioned that he successfully injected a game that way, it seems he used a patched fw.img though (attached to this post).

I've only used stock fw.img with 1:1 rips from my own collection using CleanRip (HBC), I've had excelent results with Xenoblade as base for games compatibles with CC.

Hey bud,

Yeah, I'm jumping on the Wii inject band wagon to see what all the fuss about :)

Yep, I got Xenoblade as my base all ready to go as well, thanks for the info and patched fw.img, I will see how I go with this and report back.
 

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piratesephiroth could you share the script , since maybe i am corrupting the files on extraction please ?
all right. It extracts from the installation data (.app, .h3, etcetera)
First you run decrypt.py and it's going to create the decrypted files, (.dec) then you run extract.py.

You can just open fw.tmd in a hex editor and if you see "Root-CA00000002-CP00000007" then your files are good.
If it's just a mess of random bytes and zeroes, then they're bad.
 

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I got the "you need a real Wii NAND" error code on Dolphin, so I was able to patch it with your method. It also didn't trim; however, I'm still getting a black screen on the Wii U.
did you uninstall the previous build from the Wii U before installing the new one?
@piratesephiroth I'm trying to replace the main.dol with a homebrew one but I cant get it to boot (it just reboots back to the menu) do you have any idea why this happens?
I have no idea, man, I never replaced main dol files before. Isn't the apploader important?
 

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did you uninstall the previous build from the Wii U before installing the new one?

I have no idea, man, I never replaced main dol files before. Isn't the apploader important?
tbh I haven't got a clue, I'm just messing and hoping i hit gold :P I'll look into the apploader to see....
I have actually got not64 to boot directly (by accident) with MK Armageddon.. Since that game has multiple .dol files I replaced the secondary one with not64.dol and it boots directly to it :) I thought I'd have to boot the game first the load the secondary .dol but it booted straight to it lol (score!)
But the gamepad sadly still doesnt work :(
So I thought if I could successfully replace the main.dol gamepad support may stay?
 
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are there any ban risks doing that?
Well with any homebrew there is that "risk" however its quite clear that Nintendy doesn't give a damn about what you do with your wiiu anymore.

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tbh I haven't got a clue, I'm just messing and hoping i hit gold :P I'll look into the apploader to see....
I have actually got not64 to boot directly (by accident) with MK Armageddon.. Since that game has multiple .dol files I replaced the secondary one with not64.dol and it boots directly to it :) I thought I'd have to boot the game first the load the secondary .dol but it booted straight to it lol (score!)
But the gamepad sadly still doesnt work :(
So I thought if I could successfully replace the main.dol gamepad support may stay?
wait.... seriously? that is strange.... As far as I know if the game reboots in any shape or way the wiiu will just reboot in to wiiu mode... what game is this again. I need to find it for testing reasons
 
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Well with any homebrew there is that "risk" however its quite clear that Nintendy doesn't give a damn about what you do with your wiiu anymore.

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wait.... seriously? that is strange.... As far as I know if the game reboots in any shape or way the wiiu will just reboot in to wiiu mode... what game is this again. I need to find it for testing reasons
Mortal Kombat Armageddon
 
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I think i found out the limitation of the Classic Control emulation
you cant conect any other controller
Edit: huh, the multiplayer games with CC hang up when returning to the wii u menu anyone can reproduce it?
I tested taiko no tatsujin wii over kirby RtDL and SSB:B over Xenoblade(and metroid prime triology with the same result), both hang up in a black screen after click "wii menu" but only when I start the game with the gamepad as a classic control
Edit2:weird Goldeneye 007 over xenoblade doesn't do that
 
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Thanks for this! Very nice. :)

Just wanted to let you know that I got the mod Super Mario Bros. 3+ working with DKCR as my base. Gamepad emulation doesn't work (original SMB3 didn't support the classic controller for some reason) but otherwise it's smooth as butter. Haha!
 

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Well with any homebrew there is that "risk" however its quite clear that Nintendy doesn't give a damn about what you do with your wiiu anymore.

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wait.... seriously? that is strange.... As far as I know if the game reboots in any shape or way the wiiu will just reboot in to wiiu mode... what game is this again. I need to find it for testing reasons
Yes mortal kombat armageddon.

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tbh I haven't got a clue, I'm just messing and hoping i hit gold :P I'll look into the apploader to see....
I have actually got not64 to boot directly (by accident) with MK Armageddon.. Since that game has multiple .dol files I replaced the secondary one with not64.dol and it boots directly to it :) I thought I'd have to boot the game first the load the secondary .dol but it booted straight to it lol (score!)
But the gamepad sadly still doesnt work :(
So I thought if I could successfully replace the main.dol gamepad support may stay?

see :)
 

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